Matoaca High

As a medium-sized senior high in Chesterfield, Virginia, Matoaca High instructs 1,624 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Chesterfield County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 1,213 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Chesterfield County Public Schools runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 64,194 students. Matoaca High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Matoaca High records that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 40% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Matoaca High has 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chesterfield County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Matoaca High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Chesterfield County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Matoaca High is one of 76 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students).

Nearest neighbor: Matoaca Middle, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Matoaca High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Matoaca High at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 63.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 1,702 students in 2018 compared to 1,624 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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